Pension funds drive another record year of capital raising

A record breaking €123.6bn of fresh capital was raised for non-listed real estate in 2015 with a resounding €57.3bn (46.4%) vote of confidence contributed by pension funds, according to the ...

World’s top 100 real estate companies own €3.6tn of property

According to the latest Estates Gazette ranking, the world’s top 100 real estate companies own $3.6tn (€3.25tn) of property.   The list shows that only the US, China, Japan and ...

AEW undertakes €420m refinancing of Logistis French portfolio (FR)

AEW Europe, on behalf of its Logistis Fund, has refinanced the Fund’s French portfolio with ING Real Estate Finance, for a total facility amount of €420m.   The refinanced portfolio, ...

Sell-off in equity markets does not indicate imminent correction in European commercial property market

Savills Investment Management has reported that based on historic correlation, real estate equities are signaling an imminent correction in European direct commercial property market. However, while ...

BHS faces £1.3bn collapse (UK)

BHS has issued a warning to its creditors stating they stand to lose up to £1.3bn (€1.674bn) without the implementation of a radical turnaround plan.    The company has filed a ...

AXA IM - Real Assets launches pan-European fund, raises initial €500m

AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets has launched the AXA CoRE Europe Fund, a new pan-European open ended real estate fund, having initially raised over €500m from a range of European ...

Second round of buying takes Hunter fund to £22m

Hunter Real Estate Investment Managers (‘Hunter’) completed a second round of purchases in its Hunter UK Retail Trust. Comprising approximately £8m (€10.3m), the latest ...

Veranda shopping centre secures €25.5m financing (RO)

Veranda shopping centre, situated in the Obor area in Bucharest, has attracted funding of €25.5m from Raiffeisen Bank SA and Raiffeisen Bank International AG for the development of the project. ...

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